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Teen who developed $30M health app rejected by all 8 Ivy League Schools
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:39 am
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:39 am
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Zach Yadegari, 18, who boasts an impressive 4.0 GPA and 34 ACT score, committed to the University of Miami on April 30 after he was rejected from 15 of the 18 schools he applied to, including every Ivy League institution.
“Update: I officially committed to Umiami,” Yadegari wrote to his 45,300 followers on X.
Yadegari, of Roslyn, NY, is a tech developer and has made over $30 million before setting foot on a college campus due to his AI calorie-counting app, Cal AI.
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The program, which launched in 2024, allows users to track their daily calorie intake by snapping photos of their food.
The future Hurricane experienced a turbulent application process despite massive success with his grades and business venture.
In March, Yadegari revealed that he received rejection letters from all eight Ivy League schools plus MIT, Stanford, Washington University, Duke, USC, the University of Virginia, NYU and Vanderbilt.
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Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:40 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
He dodged a bullet.
ETA: 34 isn’t really something to brag about with an Ivy application.
ETA: 34 isn’t really something to brag about with an Ivy application.
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 8:42 am
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:40 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Did he forget to list his pronouns on his transcript?
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:41 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
As a multimillionaire he'll be much happier in Miami vs Boston.
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 9:17 am
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:42 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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Zach
If you start your collage application like this, expect to get declined by the Ivys.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:42 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Are these the same Ivies that are now offering remedial math to some of their incoming students?
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:42 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Honest question: Why is he going to college at all?
He clearly already has the skills to succeed in the AI field.
Unless he wants to learn a completely different discipline (eg, finance), it seems like opportunity cost.
He clearly already has the skills to succeed in the AI field.
Unless he wants to learn a completely different discipline (eg, finance), it seems like opportunity cost.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:42 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
quote:
Yadegari
Sounds Persian (Iranian).
That's probably why they rejected him.
Their loss.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:43 am to jrodLSUke
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your collage application
Especially if you start it like this.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:43 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
-Male
-Straight
-Legal US Citizen
-White (first name)
Persian last name not enough for the DEI hierarchy
-Straight
-Legal US Citizen
-White (first name)
Persian last name not enough for the DEI hierarchy
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:46 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
Hate to say it, but from that list he should go to Georgia Tech. Excellent school and he could tap into their tech and innovation commercialization programs which help companies move from ideas to the marketplace. Very practical.
They are still maggots though and deserve our derision.
They are still maggots though and deserve our derision.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:46 am to SloaneRanger
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Are these the same Ivies that are now offering remedial math to some of their incoming students?
Meh.
This post was edited on 5/11/25 at 11:46 am
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:48 am to jrodLSUke
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If you start your collage application like this
I loved making collages back in kindergarten.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:52 am to the808bass
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ETA: 34 isn’t really something to brag about with an Ivy application.
to go along with what he has accomplished already on his resume/application, should be a slam dunk.
I'm gonna guess he isn't all woke, like they want in those schools. It is sickening.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:53 am to MrSpock
He won’t miss USC. Know someone whose kid applied and didn’t get in there this year. They were relieved their kid didn’t get in, told me it would have cost over $90k a year to send their kid there.
As to why he would want to go to school, the networking value. Stanford would have been his best bet to help his career if he wants to stick with startup / VC
Also doubt the kid has $30m. $30m revenue is not $30m worth, and unless he exited paper net in a startup that sized isn’t worth anything
As to why he would want to go to school, the networking value. Stanford would have been his best bet to help his career if he wants to stick with startup / VC
Also doubt the kid has $30m. $30m revenue is not $30m worth, and unless he exited paper net in a startup that sized isn’t worth anything
This post was edited on 5/8/25 at 8:54 am
Posted on 5/8/25 at 8:57 am to Professor Dawghair
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Hate to say it, but from that list he should go to Georgia Tech. Excellent school and he could tap into their tech and innovation commercialization programs which help companies move from ideas to the marketplace. Very practical.
I was going to mention the same thing. GT > Miami for a lot of reasons
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:03 am to the808bass
I wonder what David Hogg made on his ACT.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:04 am to AGGIES
GT and MIT are both better than Miami.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:05 am to Major Dutch Schaefer
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rejected by all 8 Ivy League Schools
There was a movie that explains how to get around this.
Posted on 5/8/25 at 9:07 am to Professor Dawghair
Was thinking the same thing, but I guess he would rather flaunt that millionaire status on South Beach instead of Atlanta 
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